The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, invited the head of the UFC, Dana White, to present the champion belt to the representative of the Akhmat fight club, Magomed Ankalaev, who fought with the Pole Jan Blakhovitch.
The light heavyweight title fight between Ankalaev and Blachowicz took place as part of the UFC 282 tournament in Las Vegas. The winner has not been determined. Dana White took the belt out of the octagon, which meant the fight ended in a draw.
“Dana White, what happened to you? You were an ordinary, principled man, but today you took the championship belt out of the ring without handing it over to the clear winner. Or has politics entered the UFC ring and requires you to referee dirty? It’s a sport, Dana. To be honest. Take an example from Mairbeka Chasieva (ACA league), which stops any refereeing in the league, any partiality, demanding objectivity and not mixing sport with politics. Hey, Dana White, where are you going? Save face for the league, save your face. Admit your mistake, hand the belt to the real winner and apologize for this performance. Save your league’s reputation.” Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel.
As Grozny-inform notes, for Ankalaev this fight was the 19th in his professional career. He has 17 wins and one loss.
